Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Fleece Lined Primaloft Coat

You need to layer in temps below freezing and it's hard to layer because it's so form fitting.

I have a coat from LL Bean that I've had for 10-15 years, so naturally I went back to LL Bean for an updated one. This coat is so pretty and fit nicely, but it just wasn't warm enough. I live in Tennessee. We get a few really cold days, but nothing a coat in the "warmer" category can't handle. I tried it on and wore it outside for < 5 minutes at 30 outside, and I was already getting chilly. I also didn't like the fact that the pockets didn't have any soft lining like my old coat.

I bought this to be a lighter weight winter coat because LL Bean classifies it as "warmer" in the warm/warmer/warmest rating. It definitely is not warmer, warm at best. I would call it a fall jacket, but it looks like a winter coat so will be odd to put on in September. Fit is odd also, but that part is my fault for not noticing before I took the tags off. Had to size up for the body to fit but the chest is funny.

The zipper is a little hard to operate. I find it's basically on the wrong side from all my other zippers, including some from LL Bean! But otherwise it's a beautiful coat and I look forward to wearing it as long as my previous coat from Bean's, which lasted 11 years and still is quite nice, enough so that I can donate it to our coat drive run by our police officers this winter.

I'm pear shaped and, for me, the coat was too big in the shoulders and too narrow through the hips. I ordered the navy and liked the color.

This jacket does not keep me warm at all. The cold air goes right thru.

I bought the coat in medium, black, knowing it had a couple of features that weren't quite right for me, but I'm feeling kind of desperate to find a coat. It fit well, but I decided it wasn't quite right for me after all, and I returned it. There are two reasons - first, the coat is fleece-lined - I've had a fleece-lined L.L.Bean jacket before, and the problem with this for me is that every time I take the coat off, I find pieces of my hair adhering to the fleece, and I need to clean it up. Annoying. The second problem - I really prefer that any winter coat or jacket for daily use have good snaps as well as a zipper. Sometimes I just want to close it up a bit, and quickly using one or two snaps does the job, and looks great. I don't always want to have to reach down, and zip up the whole front, which in some cases can make it too warm, like if I'm waiting in a lobby, about to leave somewhere. L.L.Bean coat and jacket designers, please take note - this is an important winter feature; please design more of your coats and jackets with snaps as well as a good quality zipper.

I just wore this outside in 30 degree weather and it simply isn't warm enough. It's not as warm as other 3 season coats sold by LL Bean, one of which I bought last year. The insulation should be upgraded, in my opinion. The other problem is the Large size is tight across my bust and waist. It's snug when closing the zipper. That seldom happens with my coats. I believe an X-L would be too big. The pockets are also a bit odd, in that if you put a wallet in one of them, it migrates to the lower front of the pocket, which produces a noticeable bulge visible from the front. These are perhaps the tradeoffs when trying to provide a slender, streamlined coat. The color and lines of the coat are nice.

I bought this for a trip because I wanted something warm and lightweight. I like the length and fit. I wore it every day for 10 days with a light sweater underneath and it was perfect in 50ish degree weather. What I didn't like was that bits of fleece got stuck on my sweaters and everything else that rubbed against the jacket. After just two days of wear, polyester fibers from the filling started popping out at the seams and the outer material developed a weird shiny look. It's disappointing that it looks like it's been worn for a year or two and it was only 10 days.

Surprised that this jacket isn't very warm! Love LLBean, but question warmth ratings!

disappointed that the zipper doesn't work well and was disappointed that there wasn't a row of snaps to use if zipper does not work

This jacket is lightweight but warm -- very attractive with 2-way zipper. But I'm sorry that I have to return it. Petite medium almost always fits well. I'm 5' 120 lbs. This coat is just too tight. There's no room for a sweater; it was even tight when I tried it on with just a fleece vest.

Hard to pick a star rating for this. I give it 4 stars for the look, but 2 stars for the fit compromised at 3. This jacket is really cute and very flattering, it's very lightweight, but feels quality, and would be a great, fashionable everyday jacket. I wish this jacket had at least one inside pocket, but the front zipper side pockets are really deep and nice so I felt like that would be fine. The arms on the large were pretty long, but I felt the arms were too tight in the medium My issue with this jacket isn't how it looked, but how it fit on my body type. I tried a M and L (both reg) but am in between sizes and couldn't make it work. I am long waisted, have narrow shoulders, but am wider in the hips and butt so bodysuits, rompers, and one piece swimsuits typically don't work for me. I was hoping this jacket would be different, but the large was too big in my shoulders and chest, and the medium was too small in my hips and butt.. For reference, I typically wear mediums and occasionally smalls in T-shirts and in pants I wear mediums mostly or jeans in size 8 or 10 (29-30) I have a long waist but rarely have to get things in "tall" unless it's a mini dress. Again, this jacket is super cute and ended up gifting it to my mom who absolutely loves it!! Hope this helps :)

The online color of this item did not match the color when I received it. The blue I ordered in person is a blue-gray and a dusky color. It's too depressing a color for a winter coat for me. The coat itself looks warm enough for winter weather in CT except in the frigid 0 degree weather. But that's only my thoughts. I bought a large because I wanted to be able to wear a thick sweater under it in very cold weather. I'm 5'1"- approx 120-125lbs and the large was big-ish but it's what I wanted. Sadly RETURNED due to color.

I find that the fleece lining is hard to manage. It catches on whatever I have on and does not hang well. I found it too bulky, and when zipped the coat was somewhat snug around the hips. An LLbean large always fits me well, but not this one.

I love the coat, but the zipper is already broken. It is a great fit, color and weight of coat and I would give it a 5 if it had a good zipper

This is a beautiful coat and fit well, really nice color. Unfortunately, it wasn't warm enough for what I needed and then the zipper got stuck, so I returned it. Of all the reviews I read, only one other had trouble with the zipper. Hopefully that was just a glitsch and others don't have the same problem. I can't remember ever having a problem with LLBean items before this.

Nice coat, but very clingy. Impossible to get static out. Quit annoying.

The style is great but the cost does not justify that it's primaloft, not down

Returned. Just was Not Warm Enough for the winter. Looks like a lightweight bed comforter. The seams are nice & has a nice shape. I was going to keep it but, much too lightweight for winter it's more for early fall or springtime. The fleece is very thin & has no warmth. The Primaloft in this coat is not warm at all.

Love primaloft! I love how lightweight and NOT bulky this material is. Jacket is nice but a little too fitted. Wanted more room for layering. Also wish there was more information about warmth level. This was a little too light weight for me.

Fit is nice but lighter weight than expected. I wore it when the temp was mid forties and I was still cold even though I had a sweater and turtleneck underneath it. Feels somewhat flimsy.

No inside pocket No sleeve cuffs that keep out cold and wind. I'm going to return it.

Loved the look and craftmanship of this coat; it seemed well-made and was very flattering. However, it is simply not warm enough for the price in my opinion (I expect more expensive coats to be warmer). This coat with down-filling would be a must buy. But, for someone who lives in the Northeast, I'm not willing to pay this much for a polyester filled coat. I would happily purchase this item for about half the price.

I returned this coat because I did not think it was as warm as I wanted. I was hoping it would be like a longer style of the Women's PrimaLoft Packaway Jacket (of which I have two) with "NASA aerogel" and "PrimaLoft Gold" insulation. The PrimaLoft Jackets I have really enjoyed have been surprisingly warm, even on cold days. I just wish you made a longer version too. I am sure the Fleece-Lined Coat is a good quality, but it did not seem that it would be as warm as the jackets I love that have the high-tech insulation. Other folks may give the Fleece-Lined Coat 5 stars, but, sorry, it just wasn't going to be as warm as I hoped.